Mississippi Attorney General Rules Police Shooting of Toddler Justified
The office of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch determined that an officer who killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley during a shoplifting response acted within the law.
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First reported by The Guardian, 2h 28m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 19 Oct 2026. The Guardian published first, on 19 October at 20:58 UTC; CBS News Politics followed 2h 28m later. The most recent article, from The Hill, appeared on 20 October at 14:17 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian (major outlet), CBS News Politics (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet).
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The GuardianMississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as ‘justified’
- CBS News PoliticsOfficer who shot 1-year-old while responding to shoplifting was justified, attorney general finds
- The HillMississippi attorney general says officer was justified in shooting 1-year-old Kohen Wiley
Sources
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- Mississippi attorney general says officer was justified in shooting 1-year-old Kohen Wiley The Hill ·
- Officer who shot 1-year-old while responding to shoplifting was justified, attorney general finds CBS News Politics ·
- Mississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as ‘justified’ The Guardian ·
In this story
- Mississippi
- Lynn Fitch
- Kohen Wiley
- Vellesiya Wiley